DUBLIN, OHIO — Tiger Woods was back on the PGA Tour for the first time in five months Thursday and saw Muirfield Village like never before.
Woods opened with a 10-foot birdie and there was silence. He finished with a 15-foot birdie for a 1-under 71, leaving him five shots behind Tony Finau in the Memorial, and he walked to the side of the green and stood with Rory McIlroy, chatting briefly before they nudged their elbows toward one another without touching.
“Got off to almost an ideal start and got a feel for the round early,” Woods said.